Baptisia 'Dutch Chocolate'

Baptisia 'Dutch Chocolate' (PP#23872) has very dark purple flowers with a slight yellow midrib that take on a chocolate colored appearance, flowering in early summer on long spikes over a mound of blue-green foliage that grows 3' high and 2 to 3' wide. This Baptisia is a Proven Winners perennial and part of the Decadence™ Series of Baptisia plants. The unique chocolate color combines best with brighter flowers such as oranges and yellows so plant it with early flowering daylilies, bright yellow Iris, or with yellow Baptisia for the best effect.

Baptisia is a member of the legume family so it has a pea-like flower and rounded leaves like sweet peas and lupines. They grow to shrub-like proportions but die back to the ground each winter. It grows from a very deep taproot and will develop a massive root system over time, but can be moved successfully when dormant in the spring and fall.

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05-21-2019

The nursery is now open 9am to 9pm every day!

We are excited to be open again in our 25th year in business. This year will be exciting as we have more plants available than ever and we have even dug some things never before offered at the nursery such as the red Trillium recurvatum, Asarum 'Galaxy', a wide variety of Hellebores, and many other fun things.

Hostas, bearded Iris, and daylilies are warm season growers that continue to be shipped all summer long and we typically resume shipping perennials the week of September 23rd.

Feel free to email us or call us toll free at 866-568-1474 with any questions and thank you very much for your continued support!